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The Mystery of a Hansom Cab (Dramatic Reading)

by: Fergus Hume

Publication date: 2023-06-20
Topics: librivox, audiobooks, drama, romance, murder, investigation, deception
Language: English
Item Size: 1.5G

LibriVox recording of The Mystery of a Hansom Cab (Dramatic Reading) by Fergus Hume.

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Who killed the man in the hansom cab? -- Who is Sal Rawlins? -- What will happen to Madge and Brian? -- Murder and family secrets create the intrigue in this excellent Australian mystery. Fergus Hume's novel, originally published in 1886, rapidly became a best-seller. It was very soon published in England and the United States, and over a hundred years later, Geoffrey Haines credited "The Mystery of a Hansom Cab" as doing "more than any book to give the outside world a picture of Melbourne of the late 1880's" (in "A History of Victoria," 2006). This is one of those old-time gems that continues to entertain, both in print form and on the air and screens. (Summary by Lynette Caulkins)

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Addeddate: 2023-06-20 15:22:47
Call number: 16372
Identifier: mystery_hansomcab_2306_librivox
Ocr: tesseract 5.3.0-3-g9920
Ocr_detected_lang: en
Ocr_detected_lang_conf: 1.0000
Ocr_detected_script: Latin
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Ocr_module_version: 0.0.21
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Ppi: 300
Run time: 09:48:13
Year: 2023

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10.3M

00 - Dramatis Personae and Preface

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01 - Chapter 1 - What the Argus Said

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02 - Chapter 2 - The Evidence at the Inquest

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03 - Chapter 3 - One Hundred Pounds Reward

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04 - Chapter 4 – Mr. Gorby Makes a Start

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05 - Chapter 5 – Mrs Hableton Unbosoms Herself

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06 - Chapter 6 – Mr. Gorby Makes Further Discoveries

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07 - Chapter 7 – The Wool King

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08 - Chapter 8 – Brian Takes a Walk and a Drive

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09 - Chapter 9 – Mr. Gorby is Satisfied at Last

16.6M

10 - Chapter 10 – In the Queens Name

18.5M

11 - Chapter 11 – Counsel for the Prisoner

18.0M

12 - Chapter 12 – She Was a True Woman

22.2M

13 - Chapter 13 – Madge Makes a Discovery

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14 - Chapter 14 - Another Richmond in the Field

18.9M

15 - Chapter 15 – A Woman of the People

12.2M

16 - Chapter 16 – Missing

21.0M

17 - Chapter 17 – The Trial

14.7M

18 - Chapter 18 – Sal Rawlins Tells all She Knows

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19 - Chapter 19 – The Verdict of the Jury

9.1M

20 - Chapter 20 – The Argus Gives its Opinion

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21 - Chapter 21 – Three Months Afterwards

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22 - Chapter 22 – A Daughter of Eve

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23 - Chapter 23 – Across the Walnuts and the Wine

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24 - Chapter 24 – Brian Receives a Letter

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25 - Chapter 25 – What Dr. Chinston Said

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26 - Chapter 26 – Kilsip Has a Theory of His Own

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27 - Chapter 27 – Mother Guttersnipe Joins the Majority

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28 - Chapter 28 – Mark Frettlby has a Visitor

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29 - Chapter 29 – Mr. Calton’s Curiosity is Satisfied

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30 - Chapter 30 - Nemesis

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31 - Chapter 31 – Hush-Money

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32 - Chapter 32 – De Mortuis Nil Nisi Bonum

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33 - Chapter 33 – The Confession

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34 - Chapter 34 – The Hands of Justice

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35 - Chapter 35 – The Love that Lives

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01 - Chapter 1 - What the Argus Said

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02 - Chapter 2 - The Evidence at the Inquest

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03 - Chapter 3 - One Hundred Pounds Reward

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04 - Chapter 4 – Mr. Gorby Makes a Start

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05 - Chapter 5 – Mrs Hableton Unbosoms Herself

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06 - Chapter 6 – Mr. Gorby Makes Further Discoveries

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07 - Chapter 7 – The Wool King

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08 - Chapter 8 – Brian Takes a Walk and a Drive

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09 - Chapter 9 – Mr. Gorby is Satisfied at Last

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10 - Chapter 10 – In the Queens Name

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11 - Chapter 11 – Counsel for the Prisoner

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12 - Chapter 12 – She Was a True Woman

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13 - Chapter 13 – Madge Makes a Discovery

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14 - Chapter 14 - Another Richmond in the Field

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15 - Chapter 15 – A Woman of the People

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16 - Chapter 16 – Missing

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17 - Chapter 17 – The Trial

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18 - Chapter 18 – Sal Rawlins Tells all She Knows

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19 - Chapter 19 – The Verdict of the Jury

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20 - Chapter 20 – The Argus Gives its Opinion

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21 - Chapter 21 – Three Months Afterwards

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22 - Chapter 22 – A Daughter of Eve

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23 - Chapter 23 – Across the Walnuts and the Wine

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24 - Chapter 24 – Brian Receives a Letter

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25 - Chapter 25 – What Dr. Chinston Said

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26 - Chapter 26 – Kilsip Has a Theory of His Own

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27 - Chapter 27 – Mother Guttersnipe Joins the Majority

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28 - Chapter 28 – Mark Frettlby has a Visitor

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29 - Chapter 29 – Mr. Calton’s Curiosity is Satisfied

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30 - Chapter 30 - Nemesis

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31 - Chapter 31 – Hush-Money

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32 - Chapter 32 – De Mortuis Nil Nisi Bonum

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33 - Chapter 33 – The Confession

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34 - Chapter 34 – The Hands of Justice

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35 - Chapter 35 – The Love that Lives

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00 - Dramatis Personae and Preface

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01 - Chapter 1 - What the Argus Said

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02 - Chapter 2 - The Evidence at the Inquest

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03 - Chapter 3 - One Hundred Pounds Reward

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04 - Chapter 4 – Mr. Gorby Makes a Start

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05 - Chapter 5 – Mrs Hableton Unbosoms Herself

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06 - Chapter 6 – Mr. Gorby Makes Further Discoveries

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07 - Chapter 7 – The Wool King

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08 - Chapter 8 – Brian Takes a Walk and a Drive

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09 - Chapter 9 – Mr. Gorby is Satisfied at Last

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10 - Chapter 10 – In the Queens Name

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11 - Chapter 11 – Counsel for the Prisoner

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12 - Chapter 12 – She Was a True Woman

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13 - Chapter 13 – Madge Makes a Discovery

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14 - Chapter 14 - Another Richmond in the Field

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15 - Chapter 15 – A Woman of the People

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16 - Chapter 16 – Missing

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17 - Chapter 17 – The Trial

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18 - Chapter 18 – Sal Rawlins Tells all She Knows

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19 - Chapter 19 – The Verdict of the Jury

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20 - Chapter 20 – The Argus Gives its Opinion

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21 - Chapter 21 – Three Months Afterwards

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22 - Chapter 22 – A Daughter of Eve

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23 - Chapter 23 – Across the Walnuts and the Wine

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24 - Chapter 24 – Brian Receives a Letter

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25 - Chapter 25 – What Dr. Chinston Said

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26 - Chapter 26 – Kilsip Has a Theory of His Own

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27 - Chapter 27 – Mother Guttersnipe Joins the Majority

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28 - Chapter 28 – Mark Frettlby has a Visitor

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29 - Chapter 29 – Mr. Calton’s Curiosity is Satisfied

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30 - Chapter 30 - Nemesis

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31 - Chapter 31 – Hush-Money

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32 - Chapter 32 – De Mortuis Nil Nisi Bonum

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33 - Chapter 33 – The Confession

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34 - Chapter 34 – The Hands of Justice

6.4M

35 - Chapter 35 – The Love that Lives

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